That's right. What you're describing is certainly describable as a lowering of the standard of living (at least by any number of arguably acceptable definitions of such). But it ain't inflation.
It's not inflation. Putting that aside, it comes from one primary cause - significant increase in energy costs over the past decade. No other explanation is either needed, or warranted.
that sounds worse than inflation. it could be companies realize they can get away with paying workers less and keeping the money the fed pumps into the economy for themselves. this is not a economy working anywhere close to properly. it just shows money does not really trickle down.
bond price are artificially inflated and yields are artificially low.. Imagine when the bond bubble bursts... caused by Oil hitting 150-200 per barrel... Stress governments who cant compensate for rising energy prices... and accords break down.
if you can exploit something.. you do it.. its just the nature of business... if you can create a asymmetric payoff structure out of a business without you taking the risk.. YOU DO IT.. say a 1 to 100 payout.. where you lose nothing! so you say take advantage of cheap money , take risk and win or lose you win... thats the nature of how capital really flows... do you really think if money did trickle down it would go into good hands? no it gets burnt through faster then you can give it to the people.. we have crazy high living stardards and we are spoiled as fuck... its more about how many people you can convince that things are doing good so they start acting as if.. starting businesses.. borrowing money,,, lending money.. etc.. etc.. its a story of the most believable lie will win..
more than 50% of the both houses and romney believe that or pretend they do at least. i agree americans are spoiled but not everywhere in america 1 out of every 7 people are on welfare.
well, the Federal Reserve could raise rates and see if that makes groceries go down. Or for that matter oil, after all, a head of lettuce is about 80% crude.